Template:Did you know nominations/George Dinning

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The result was: promoted by Chipmunkdavis (talk) 13:44, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

George Dinning

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... that in 1897, former slave George Dinning was the first black man to successfully sue a mob of the Ku Klux Klan? Source: [1] "The Picayune of New Orleans reported: “The outcome is regarded as sensational, indicating an entirely new method of dealing with and punishing lawless mobs that have been so numerous in the south.” "
- ALT1:... that in 1897 Kentucky, former slave George Dinning shot and killed the son of a wealthy white landowner, but he was acquitted and awarded the equivalent of 1.4 million dollars?Source: [2] "The sum, which included punitive damages, is roughly equivalent to $1.4 million today."

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Zach Iscol

Created/expanded by GreenC (talk). Self-nominated at 18:56, 4 February 2021 (UTC).

article is new enough (created yesterday), long enough, cited and no evidence of overt copyvio. I vastly prefer the first hook, it's very catchy and interesting. It's cited, not too long and good to go. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 11:04, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
- @The Rambling Man and GreenC: The QPQ requirement has not been properly completed. Please revisit. Flibirigit (talk) 16:47, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
  - Yeah, it's missing a tick. Cheers. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 17:03, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
    - Restoring tick by The Rambling Man. The QPQ has now been properly completed. Flibirigit (talk) 17:20, 5 February 2021 (UTC)